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There may not be a capelin fishery this year, if the price doesn't improve + Ottawa now delaying plans to ban open net pen salmon farms from BC coast

The FFAW held a news conference to make a case for a higher capelin price + Salmon farms on BC's coast have more time to transition out of the ocean, we'll hear voices from a news conference explaining the change.

06-20
20:45

Catch rates up and prices down for lobster across Atlantic Canada + Surgeon Cove Head Light Station gets heritage designation

Jeff Irvine of the Lobster Council of Canada says lobster fishery this year a little unusual + Andrea O'Brien of Heritage NL on the history of the Surgeon Cove Head Light Station on Exploits Island.

06-19
21:07

Cleaning up the seafloor in Brigus harbour with Shawn Bath and crew + A listener weighs-in on upcoming FFAW executive election

Clean Harbours Initiative group struggles with funding and blowback but keeps on cleaning + A caller tells us who they're supporting in upcoming FFAW election.

06-18
19:38

Is rainwater affecting the quality of lobsters stored in Carbonear harbour? + University students studying Cape St. Mary's gannets say population showing signs of recovery from avian flu outbreak in 2022

Harvesters in Carbonear told that heavy rain in harbour affected salinity of water and the lobsters stored there + Rebecca Wiseman, Noah Careen and Sydney Collins are studying Cape St. Mary's gannets through the Montevecchi Lab at Memorial University.

06-17
19:12

They wreak havoc on fish, but should there be a cull on double-crested cormorants? + Canada's laws on ocean noise are a mish-mash, says environmental lawyer

Ontario is doing it, but biologist Bill Montevecchi says a cull on cormorants may not be wise + Environmental lawyer Mike Kofahl says Canada needs to strengthen laws governing ocean noise to better protect marine life.

06-14
20:26

Looking at protecting coastal and ocean areas off the Avalon Peninsula + The leader of the expedition to find Ernest Shackleton's last ship

Coastal and marine areas along the Avalon Peninsula are being considered as a marine National Wildlife Area + John Geiger, the man who led the search for Shackleton's last ship, the Quest.

06-13
22:12

The successful hunt for the last ship used by explorer Ernest Shackleton + A check in on the lobster fishery on the Burin Peninsula

Explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Quest is located off southern Labrador + New Age Seafood's owner Tonia Grandy on the ongoing lobster season.

06-12
22:03

Meet the candidates vying for the job of president of the FFAW-Unifor

Dave Callahan, Abe Solberg and Dwan Street with their views on the union and why they want to be president of the FFAW-Unifor.

06-11
25:08

Lessons learned from the demise of the great auk + 'Captain Morgan is Finally Home' is the new album from The Singing Fisherman, Wayne Morgan

Iceland's Gisli Palsson is the author of "The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction" + Wayne Morgan on releasing his tenth album, "Captain Morgan is Finally Home."

06-10
18:12

Lobster glut? How is the season going in NL? + Using drones and AI to monitor marine animals

Catches are good but how about sales? We'll check in with the FFAW on the lobster fishery + Edgewise Environmental is using drones and artificial intelligence to locate and protect marine animals.

06-07
20:00

NL carbon capture and storage plans update + Challenges in fishing redfish and glow in the dark crab pots

Minister Andrew Parsons gives an update on the province's carbon storage and capture plans + Glow in the dark crab pots and research on how to best fish redfish.

06-06
21:18

How realistic is the idea that NL's offshore will become a carbon storage hub? + The effect of grey seals on Gulf cod stocks

Steve Emberly of OilCo and Fred Schneider of Beicip-Franlab on what's happening with NL's plans for carbon storage in our offshore + DFO stock assessment scientist Daniel Ricard says in terms of Atlantic cod, the situation is dire.

06-05
23:34

Fisherman says redfish fishery not living up to federal promise + LaScie harvester tired of waiting around for DFO to announce fishery openings

Rendell Genge is worried that fishing for redfish will not make economic sense for Gulf shrimp harvesters + Shrimp harvester Terry Ryan is not happy to be waiting around for fishery openings.

06-04
22:11

A battle brewing with France? Atlantic Halibut Council concerned that France taking large chunk of halibut quota + FFAW says harvesters can't afford to lose any of their halibut quota and government should take action

Bruce Chapman of the Atlantic Halibut Council says France taking more than a fair share of halibut quota + FFAW's Jason Spingle says the union is worried that harvesters could lose some of their halibut quota

06-03
20:22

Smolt wheel on the Terra Nova River + Welcome to Ocean Week

Counting and tagging salmon smolt with the help of a smolt wheel on the Terra Nova River + A look at what's ahead with Ocean Week Canada.

05-31
18:43

Will more snow crab for St. Mary's translate into more work? + Checking out hardware at the Canadian Hydrographic Conference

The mayor of St. Mary's on the ups and downs of this year's crab season + M2Ocean with a display of devices that map ocean, lake and river bottoms.

05-30
22:30

Graduates from the Marine Institute's Naval Architecture and Marine Mechanical Design programs + Rising Tide Theatre's long connection to the ocean

Marine Institute students show off their final projects of various vessels + A look at Rising Tide Theatre's continuing connection to the ocean and fishery in Trinity.

05-29
21:32

Rough Water Traps is now a seafood buyer + An Inuit elder on the history of the northern shrimp fishery and the recent controversy

Matthew O'Leary of Rough Water Traps says they're looking to buy crab and other species + Alex Saunders is a longtime fisherman in Nunatsiavut and has concerns about the northern shrimp quota allocation.

05-28
24:48

Some hopeful news about Northern cod, as new research shows they've returned to historical migration patterns

Fisheries scientist George Rose co-authored study called "Northern cod re-establish historical migration patterns linked to capelin: insights from pop-up satellite archival tags."

05-27
20:53

The province announces a new fisheries loan program + FFAW president Greg Pretty says he's not seeking re-election + Senator Brian Francis on why seals are so important to Indigenous people

Fisheries minister Elvis Loveless announces a loan program for fish harvesters + Greg Pretty says he won't be running for union president in upcoming FFAW election + PEI senator Brian Francis talks about new report to promote the seal hunt.

05-24
17:39

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